Thursday, February 16, 2012

$10 Red Pants and Polka Dots

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Quickie post here since I'm feeling under the weather. The funny thing is that I didn't even know it until I felt the back of my neck and noticed a row of bumps from my swollen lymph nodes (I can't see them but I keep envisioning a spiky-necked lizard). This explains why I've been feeling listless and unmotivated all day (also why my typical Wednesday post is on Thursday instead).

Pre-bumps, we went to the mall to peruse some sale items and found a couple of things worth mentioning:

After re-trying on my Jason Wu for Target polka dot top (here), I decided to return it. The fit was ok but it didn't seem very flattering on me. I spotted this top at Kohl's and loved the gray / pink combination. The XS is loose and blouse-y (as intended) and has a bit of a romantic feel to it. It looks like the website carries XXS and I'm curious how that fits. The top is currently on sale for $25 but I had a 30% coupon that brought it down to $17.50.

I've been contemplating this whole brightly colored pants trend and had been briefly thinking of trying to sew my own. After perusing the pattern sites for slim / skinny pants and finding nothing, I had pretty much given up. Enter StyleSheWrote. Jackie posted (here) that New York & Company had a coupon insert in this month's Glamour magazine allowing you to buy any pair of pants for a mere $10.

The fit here is not ideal. The "slim" could be slimmer and the current cut emphasizes my mommy pear-shape. I'm planning on turning this into an alterations project to slim down the legs and play with cuffing / hemming them. I'd much rather try to alter $10 pants than try to figure out how to make my own (fabric alone would cost ~$15+). I wouldn't really recommend these pants to pear-shaped petites but they'd probably be cute on slim gals with longer legs.

Verdict: Buy and alter. I love the color and you can't beat the $10 price tag.

I didn't realize that you, like me, are a pear-shaped petite gal! People seem to think it doesn't apply to us shorties, that only plus-size women can be called pear-shaped. It made a world of difference for my outfits when I played up the top and kept the bottom simple. I still love the red pants, though. I may have to try that.

Oh dear, I am the very definition of pear-shaped! I used to be very rectangular but then the kiddos have rounded me out :) I'm hoping with some altering that I can make these pants give me an overall slim silhouette - fingers crossed!

While I really like the red satin on you I agree that the fit leaves a lot to be desired. It might just be the picture but it looks like the pants balloon in the crotch area. It's a great alterations project and I'd love to see the end results. I also like the polka dotted top - it's so fun and springy! I heard that the Target x Jason Wu line is of miserable quality and many pieces are already fraying. I have no doubt the Kolhs one will last.